Wetting

Examples

• It was better than wetting our sponge with our tears; both less loss of time where tears had to be waited for, and a better effect at last. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• In another part of the _Times_ establishment there is an ingenious machine for wetting the paper, by which contrivance much labour and time are saved. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Rapid evaporation of the water from the wet cloths keeps the contents of the jars cool, and that without expense other than the muscular energy needed for wetting the cloths frequently. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The clerk put on his spectacles, and turned over the leaves of the register, carefully wetting his finger and thumb at every third page. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The rain, which was fast wetting me, dripped over the glass, blurred it, and prevented her from seeing anything. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.

Checker: Norris